#123: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part Eight: Japan's UN Dream Suffers a Setback (7/27/'05)

#122: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part Seven: G-4 Needs African Union Support (7/25/'05)

#121: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part Six: UN Security Council Reform Timeline for June 2005 (7/25/'05) New

#120: China-Japan Relations under the Koizumi Administration Series: - The Case for Koizumi's Yasukuni Shrine Pilgrimages (7/20/'05)

#119: China-Japan Relations under the Koizumi Administration Series: - The Moral and Economic Case against Yasukuni Pilgrimages (7/20/'05)

#118: China-Japan Relations under the Koizumi Administration Series: - China-Japan Timeline for June 2005 (7/13/'05)

#117: Comment on Sean Curtin's Article "US Policy May Hurt Japan's UN Dream" (6/24/'05)

#116: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part Five: US Policy May Hurt Japan's UN Dream (6/23/'05)

#115: China-Japan Relations under the Koizumi Administration (series): Tensions with China are polarizing Japan (6/21/'05)

#114: China-Japan Relations under the Koizumi Administration (series): China-Japan Timeline for May 2005 (6/17/'05)

#113: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part Four: Does Japan Need a UN Security Council Seat? (6/15/'05)

#112: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part Three: G8 and EU tensions over UNSC Expansion (6/6/'05)

#111: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part Two: The Impact of the UN Reform Proposals on China-Japan Relations (6/1/'05)

#110: Japan's Quest for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat - Part One: Japan's UNSC bid builds up momentum (5/27/'05)

#109: Japan and the Middle East - Part Five: Current Israeli Attitudes towards International Initiatives (5/24/'05)

#108: Japan and the Middle East - Part Four: Japan bets on Middle East peace (5/20/'05)

#107: Japan and the Middle East - Part Three: Japan's star rises in Jerusalem (5/19/'05)

#106: Japan and the Middle East - Part Two: Japan seeks bigger Middle East Role (5/19/'05)

#105: Japan and the Middle East - Part One: Japan Asserts its Middle East Policy (5/19/'05)

#104: Japan's Territorial Disputes - Part Five: Northern Territories: Koizumi-Putin Meeting Fails to Make Progress (5/12/'05)

#103: Japan's Territorial Disputes - Part Four: Northern Territories Dispute: A Russian Perspective (5/12/'05)

#102: Poor Families in Today's Japan - Part Eight: Case Study Illustrates Inadequacy of Child Support System (4/22/'05)

#101: Women in Japanese Politics - Part Eleven: Female Governors Become a Permanent Fixture (3/29/'05)

#100: Poor Families in Today's Japan - Part Seven: Surge in the Number of Poor Japanese Families (ii): High Divorce Rates Creating More Poor Families (2/25/'05)

#99: Poor Families in Today's Japan - Part Six: Surge in the Number of Poor Japanese Families (i): Fatherless Families Hit 1.22 Million (2/25/'05)

#98: Women in Japanese Politics - Part Ten: Advances of Women Politicians in 2004 (1/28/'05)

#97: Women Advancing in Japanese Society - Part Three: Is Balancing Family and Work Responsibilities Becoming Easier for Women? (1/28/'05)

#96: Women Advancing in Japanese Society - Part Two: Economic Position of Japanese Women in the Coming Decade (1/27/'05)

#95: Foreign Direct Investment in Japan - Part Four: German and Finnish Foreign Direct Investment (1/18/'05)